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Figure on the statue of the 5th Duke of Buccleuch
Ansell, Andrew J L, 2008, Digital image
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Figure on the statue of the 5th Duke of Buccleuch
Figure on the statue of the 5th Duke of Buccleuch
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Figure on the base of the statue of the 5th Duke of Buccleuch, Parliament Square, Edinburgh
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A small figure of a knight in armour stands with one knew bent and holding a sword. In the distance there is a similar figure of a woman. The metalwork has a light greenish cast.
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Ansell, Andrew J L
Date
2008
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
A statue of Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch and 7th Duke of Queensberry stands in Parliament Square in Edinburgh. This imposing bronze is by J. Edgar Boehm and was completed in 1888. Bronze panels surrounding the pedestal, executed by artists including George Clark Stanton, illustrate events from the lives of the Duke and his family.
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